Pablo Nicaise

Biographic Data

ID	3530690
NAME	Pablo Nicaise
GIVEN NAMES	Pablo
FAMILY NAME	Nicaise
SIGNATURE	NICAISE P
AFFILIATIONS	UCLouvain
ORCID	0000-0001-5637-5766
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	26
TOTAL CITATIONS	4
AUTHOR COUNT	26
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	1

“It Shouldn’t Become the Club Med of Drug Problems Here”
Open AccessClara De Ruysscher, Sophie André et al.ARTICLEContemporary Drug Problems2026
While harm reduction has become increasingly embedded in urban drug policy across Europe, its local implementation remains a site of tension and controversy. Despite being backed by strong public health evidence, harm reduction services (e.g., drug consumption rooms, opioid agonist treatment centers) intersect with contested urban dynamics and diverging stakeholder expectations. This study explores how harm reduction services are perceived within…
The relative value of mental health for pandemic response
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026
Dynamics of psychological distress
Open AccessCamille Duveau, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026
Overall, these findings suggest that the variation in psychological distress between the waves was mostly influenced by social support, loneliness, and social activities, rather than by exposure to COVID-19. Mitigation policies aimed at controlling the pandemic should focus more on addressing specific individual psychosocial vulnerabilities
Acceptability of an e-mental health self-help intervention aiming to improve psychological distress among persons experiencing unstable housing in France
Open AccessAndrea Tortelli, Natasha Figueiredo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026
Psychosocial problems, daily functioning and help-seeking behaviour of international migrant workers in the Netherlands
Open AccessRinske Roos, Anke B Witteveen et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2026
International migrant workers (IMWs) may face insecure work and housing, limited access to healthcare and increased risk of psychological problems. Two scalable, evidence-based interventions to support individuals experiencing psychological distress are Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWM) and Problem Management Plus (PM+). This study aimed to explore IMWs’ problems, daily functioning and help-seeking behaviour, to inform cultural adaptati…
Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of Covid-19
Open AccessVincent Lorant, P Smith et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024
Islands in the stream
Open AccessClara De Ruysscher, Jürgen Magerman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024
Despite the 'Title 107' reform, persons with SUD still experience mental health care services as 'islands in the stream', pointing to several pressing priorities for future policy and practice development: breaking the vicious cycles of waiting times, organizing relational case management, tackling stigma and centralizing lived experiences, and fostering recovery-promoting collaboration
Voir et faire voir les graphes de réseaux personnels
Hélène Garin, Claire Bidart et al.ARTICLEL Année sociologique2024
L'analyse des réseaux personnels étudie les relations sociales des individus et utilise de plus en plus la visualisation de ces réseaux en situation d'enquête. Cependant, le fait de voir son réseau objectivé dans une image ne laisse pas une personne inchangée. S'appuyant sur deux protocoles de recherche différents, cet article présente quelques réactions que suscite la co-construction du réseau personnel à l'aide de visualisations et examine l'im…
Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy
Open AccessIsabel Vidal, Marianna Purgato et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04993534
French mental health care system
Open AccessViviane Kovess-Masféty, L Rabaté et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2023
Views and experiences of migrants and stakeholders involved in social and health care for migrants in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessClaudia Lotito, Giulia Turrini et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2023
Registration number 2021-UNVRCLE-0106707, February 11 2021
Addressing mental health problems among persons without stable housing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessMukuri Melchior, Maria Melchior et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
this randomised trial has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the number NCT05033210
Covid-19 contact tracing at work in Belgium - how tracers tweak guidelines for the better
Open AccessJerome Kieltyka, Jinane Ghattas et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Our study indicates that contact tracers did not apply pre-defined criteria for classifying high and low risk contacts. Risk stratification by contact tracers predicts who is at risk of infection better than guidelines only. This result indicates that a knowledgeable tracer can target testing better than a general guideline, asking for a debate on how to adapt the guidelines
Mental health problems and needs of frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain
Open AccessRoberto Mediavilla, Anna Monistrol-Mula et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 hotspots worldwide have reported poor mental health outcomes since the pandemic's beginning. The virulence of the initial COVID-19 surge in Spain and the urgency for rapid evidence constrained early studies in their capacity to inform mental health programs accurately. Here, we used a qualitative research design to describe relevant mental health problems among frontline HCWs and explore their a…
Implementation of a computer-assisted face-to-face intervention for mapping the social support networks of patients with severe mental illness in routine clinical practice
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Hélène Garin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2022
BACKGROUND: Social support is a key dimension of personal recovery for patients with severe mental disorders. Although clinicians and health professionals should monitor the social support resources of patients in order to provide effective treatment, no specific tool or intervention exist for that purpose. Egonet is a computer-assisted intervention for health and social services that enables the mapping, assessment and fostering of patients' soc…
Use of generic social services and social integration of patients with a severe mental illness in Belgium
Open AccessAdeline Grard, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2022
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI) have low levels of social integration, which could be improved if they used social services. To our knowledge, however, the extent to which they use generic social services remains unknown. AIMS: We assessed the extent to which patients with SMI use generic social services and the factors that may drive that usage. METHOD: = 517, participation rate = 53%) in 19 networks of services, covering…
Voices to be heard
Open AccessSara Rowaert, Marjolein De Pau et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022
These findings tie in with procedural justice theory as a precondition for family support and family recovery within forensic psychiatric care
Mental Distress and Its Contributing Factors Among Young People During the First Wave of Covid-19
Open AccessEva Rens, P Smith et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021
Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its associated measures led to high levels of mental distress in the general population. Previous research indicated that young people are especially vulnerable for a wide range of mental health problems during the pandemic, but little is known about the mechanisms. This study examined mental distress and its contributing factors among young Belgian people. Methods: An online survey wa…
Healthcare system performance in continuity of care for patients with severe mental illness
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Domenico Giacco et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2020
Crushed by the Belgian system
Open AccessMarjolein De Pau, Anouk Mertens et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Law and…2020
Binge drinking at University
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo NicaiseARTICLEHealth Promotion International2015
Many university students engage in risky alcohol consumption behaviour during their stay at university. So far, however, most studies have relied on cross-sectional surveys and paid little attention to the role of social ties. University students, however, are socially connected, so it is likely that their alcohol consumption behaviour is also connected. We hypothesized that university students' social positions within their networks are related …
Implementing a Nation-Wide Mental Health Care Reform
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Adeline Grard et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2015References: 36
Alcohol drinking among college students
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013
Educational and college authorities need to acknowledge universities' responsibility in relation to their students' drinking behaviour and to commit themselves to support an environment of responsible drinking
Psychiatric Advance Directives as a complex and multistage intervention
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Vincent Lorant et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2013
Mental health care for irregular migrants in Europe
Open AccessChrista Straßmayr, Aleksandra Matanov et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012
Even in countries where access to health care is legally possible for IMs, various other barriers remain. Some of these are common to all migrants, whilst others are specific for IMs. Attempts at improving mental health care for IMs should consider barriers beyond legal entitlement, including communicating information about entitlement to mental health care professionals and patients, providing culturally sensitive care and ensuring sufficient re…

The influence of warning messages on the public's perception of substance use
Open AccessDave Gelders, René Patesson et al.ARTICLEGovernment Information Quarterly2009Cited by: 4References: 10
Mental health care for irregular migrants in Europe
Open AccessChrista Straßmayr, Aleksandra Matanov et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012
Even in countries where access to health care is legally possible for IMs, various other barriers remain. Some of these are common to all migrants, whilst others are specific for IMs. Attempts at improving mental health care for IMs should consider barriers beyond legal entitlement, including communicating information about entitlement to mental health care professionals and patients, providing culturally sensitive care and ensuring sufficient re…
Alcohol drinking among college students
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013
Educational and college authorities need to acknowledge universities' responsibility in relation to their students' drinking behaviour and to commit themselves to support an environment of responsible drinking
Psychiatric Advance Directives as a complex and multistage intervention
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Vincent Lorant et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2013
Binge drinking at University
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo NicaiseARTICLEHealth Promotion International2015
Many university students engage in risky alcohol consumption behaviour during their stay at university. So far, however, most studies have relied on cross-sectional surveys and paid little attention to the role of social ties. University students, however, are socially connected, so it is likely that their alcohol consumption behaviour is also connected. We hypothesized that university students' social positions within their networks are related …
Implementing a Nation-Wide Mental Health Care Reform
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Adeline Grard et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2015References: 36
Healthcare system performance in continuity of care for patients with severe mental illness
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Domenico Giacco et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2020
Crushed by the Belgian system
Open AccessMarjolein De Pau, Anouk Mertens et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Law and…2020
Mental Distress and Its Contributing Factors Among Young People During the First Wave of Covid-19
Open AccessEva Rens, P Smith et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021
Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its associated measures led to high levels of mental distress in the general population. Previous research indicated that young people are especially vulnerable for a wide range of mental health problems during the pandemic, but little is known about the mechanisms. This study examined mental distress and its contributing factors among young Belgian people. Methods: An online survey wa…
Mental health problems and needs of frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain
Open AccessRoberto Mediavilla, Anna Monistrol-Mula et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 hotspots worldwide have reported poor mental health outcomes since the pandemic's beginning. The virulence of the initial COVID-19 surge in Spain and the urgency for rapid evidence constrained early studies in their capacity to inform mental health programs accurately. Here, we used a qualitative research design to describe relevant mental health problems among frontline HCWs and explore their a…
Implementation of a computer-assisted face-to-face intervention for mapping the social support networks of patients with severe mental illness in routine clinical practice
Open AccessPablo Nicaise, Hélène Garin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2022
BACKGROUND: Social support is a key dimension of personal recovery for patients with severe mental disorders. Although clinicians and health professionals should monitor the social support resources of patients in order to provide effective treatment, no specific tool or intervention exist for that purpose. Egonet is a computer-assisted intervention for health and social services that enables the mapping, assessment and fostering of patients' soc…
Use of generic social services and social integration of patients with a severe mental illness in Belgium
Open AccessAdeline Grard, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2022
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI) have low levels of social integration, which could be improved if they used social services. To our knowledge, however, the extent to which they use generic social services remains unknown. AIMS: We assessed the extent to which patients with SMI use generic social services and the factors that may drive that usage. METHOD: = 517, participation rate = 53%) in 19 networks of services, covering…
Voices to be heard
Open AccessSara Rowaert, Marjolein De Pau et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022
These findings tie in with procedural justice theory as a precondition for family support and family recovery within forensic psychiatric care
Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy
Open AccessIsabel Vidal, Marianna Purgato et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04993534
French mental health care system
Open AccessViviane Kovess-Masféty, L Rabaté et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2023
Views and experiences of migrants and stakeholders involved in social and health care for migrants in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessClaudia Lotito, Giulia Turrini et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2023
Registration number 2021-UNVRCLE-0106707, February 11 2021
Addressing mental health problems among persons without stable housing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessMukuri Melchior, Maria Melchior et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
this randomised trial has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the number NCT05033210
Covid-19 contact tracing at work in Belgium - how tracers tweak guidelines for the better
Open AccessJerome Kieltyka, Jinane Ghattas et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Our study indicates that contact tracers did not apply pre-defined criteria for classifying high and low risk contacts. Risk stratification by contact tracers predicts who is at risk of infection better than guidelines only. This result indicates that a knowledgeable tracer can target testing better than a general guideline, asking for a debate on how to adapt the guidelines
Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of Covid-19
Open AccessVincent Lorant, P Smith et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024
Islands in the stream
Open AccessClara De Ruysscher, Jürgen Magerman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024
Despite the 'Title 107' reform, persons with SUD still experience mental health care services as 'islands in the stream', pointing to several pressing priorities for future policy and practice development: breaking the vicious cycles of waiting times, organizing relational case management, tackling stigma and centralizing lived experiences, and fostering recovery-promoting collaboration
Voir et faire voir les graphes de réseaux personnels
Hélène Garin, Claire Bidart et al.ARTICLEL Année sociologique2024
L'analyse des réseaux personnels étudie les relations sociales des individus et utilise de plus en plus la visualisation de ces réseaux en situation d'enquête. Cependant, le fait de voir son réseau objectivé dans une image ne laisse pas une personne inchangée. S'appuyant sur deux protocoles de recherche différents, cet article présente quelques réactions que suscite la co-construction du réseau personnel à l'aide de visualisations et examine l'im…
“It Shouldn’t Become the Club Med of Drug Problems Here”
Open AccessClara De Ruysscher, Sophie André et al.ARTICLEContemporary Drug Problems2026
While harm reduction has become increasingly embedded in urban drug policy across Europe, its local implementation remains a site of tension and controversy. Despite being backed by strong public health evidence, harm reduction services (e.g., drug consumption rooms, opioid agonist treatment centers) intersect with contested urban dynamics and diverging stakeholder expectations. This study explores how harm reduction services are perceived within…
The relative value of mental health for pandemic response
Open AccessVincent Lorant, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026
Dynamics of psychological distress
Open AccessCamille Duveau, Pablo Nicaise et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026
Overall, these findings suggest that the variation in psychological distress between the waves was mostly influenced by social support, loneliness, and social activities, rather than by exposure to COVID-19. Mitigation policies aimed at controlling the pandemic should focus more on addressing specific individual psychosocial vulnerabilities
Acceptability of an e-mental health self-help intervention aiming to improve psychological distress among persons experiencing unstable housing in France
Open AccessAndrea Tortelli, Natasha Figueiredo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026